3. 0 z z 1 { { 0 z z 0 z 1 { 0 z
4. A Funny Pair
5. Skate Board Sam
z { z { z z { { { z z s
6. Half Notes Happen ^ ^ E E ^ E ^
7. Catch that Note { { E { { E z z ^ E
2
4.
G
9. Couch Potato
8. Our Third Note - G
w wPlay w third w finger w on w the 4
E string. 3
0z z z z 1 { { { { 3w w w w 0 z z z z
10. Puppy Dogs
w w w { { { z z z z { ^
11. Apple for the Teacher ^ E 4 E ^ E ^ ^
3
5. 12. Bad News Bears z z { { w w { { z z { { ^ ^
z {
4 w { ^ z { w { s
^ 4 ^ 4 zw{{ zw^
13. Bumper Cars
14. Notes Without Letters
0 1 3
4
6. NOTES ON THE SECOND STRING
15. Our Fourth Note - B
g
0
16. Our Fifth Note - C
1
B
g g
C
The fingering for
these songs are the
same as the first three
in the book - but on the
second string instead
of the first.
Play the open B string.
" " "
Play first finger on the B string.
17. Playing B and C
0g g g g 1" " " 0g 0g 1" 1 " 0g 1" 0g
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7. 18. Crazy Boy (CB)
g g " " g g " " g " g
19. Forward March
g " g " g g " " " g g I
20. Cruisin' Along
- - P P - P -
21. Country Hoe Down " " P g g - " " - P
6
8.
D
3y
22. Our Sixth Note - D
y yPlay third finger on the B string. y y y .
23. Second String Slide
0 g g g g 1" " " " 3y y y y g g g g
24. Three Dancers
y y y " " " g g g g " -
25. Birthday Roses
0 1 3
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9. 26. Eagle March
g g " " y y " " g g " " - -
g " . y " - g " y " ]
27. Apples and Arrows
. - - .
A "time signature" tells you how
many beats there are in each
measure of music.
g y " " g y -
- P . P g g " " y y -
28. Technical Foul
g " y " g y P g y " y ]
8
10. 29. It's a Ringer ^ E w w 4 - P y y .
g " y y z { w w - ^ ^ -
30. Kids Rule! y y y z { { { { w w { z R
31. Slip and Slide
. y y ^ ^ { { E s
{ { { w ^ z { . z z R
9
11. Some of our songs now have chords indicated.
You can ignore this for now, and when you learn
your chords, re-visit the page and play again.
32. Mary Had a Little Lamb
Cz y " y z z ^ G7 y y . Cz w 4
C G7 y y z y CI
33. Loud and Soft
- - ^ ^ g "
Forte
Play with a full volume.
Piano
Play with a soft volume.
y z . .
f
y " g y P P
p
10
12. 34. Jingle Bells
Cz z ^ z z ^ z w " y s
F{ { { { C{ z z z D7 z y y z G7 . 4
C
F
{ { { { { Cz z z G7 w w { y CI
11
13. 35. Dreydel, Dreydel
Cw z w z w ^ z w w { z G7 . .
G7 { y { y { . y w { z y CI
36. Skip to My Lou
Cz z " " z z 4 G7 y y g g y y E
C G7 C
37. Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me
Cz P y z {G7 . y - " y zCP
G7 C
C
12
14.
A
B
C
D
E
13
15. 38. Electric Eighths { { { z z z y y y "
y y y z z { { { E
39. Cabbage Song
s
C G7 z z z z { { C
G7 z z z z y y
C G7 z z z z C { { { { G7 C z z y y " "
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16. 40. Write in the note names then play the selection.
Second string notes
First string notes
For the next song, allow each note to sound as long
as possible. This technique is called
Play smoothly and look ahead to the next note as you play.
41. Crusader's Hymn
P " " y g P ^ z
legato.
z { y ^
z z w { ^ w { ^ . I
15
17. NOTES ON THE THIRD STRING
G
Play the open G string.
Play first finger on the G string.
42. Playing Open G - Our Seventh Note
0 w
w w
w
43. Playing A - Our Eighth Note
A
1 , ,
44. Playing G and A
w 4 w ! , !
16
18. 45. Aura Lee
C w " g
(aka Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley)
" D7 y ! . G7 " g ! g CI
C D7 G7 C
Cz z ^ C (E7) z z ^ C (Am) z y " y C (E7) s
Cz z { z D7 y ! y " G7 " g z y CI
17
19.
Notes that come before the first
full measure of a piece of music.
46. Snake Charmer
! g P - , ! g
" z g " , " y z z z {
z y g " y y y z y " ! g
P - , ! g
" z g " ,
18
20. A "tie" is a curved line that connets
two or more notes of the same pitch.
Hold the note for te combined value
of the notes.
47. When the Saints Go Marchin' In
w when g the " saints,
Oh,
GR y
y -
go w march g ing
inR y Oh, w when g the " saints . go -
march 4 ing - - in,
D7 S , Oh, g I !
G4 to 4 be
want
y
G- in
y
that
C.
num
ber, P -
P g " G.
when the saints
go -
D7 , ing , - in.
march
Gt w
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21. LEARNING ABOUT CHORDS
A chord is made up of more than one note.
On the guitar, we play more than one string at at time.
Our first chord uses three strings - G, B and E.
E minor (Em)
G B E
The circles (o) mean to play the open strings.
To play the E minor chord,
simply play the open first,
second, and third strings.
The basic strum is a downstroke ( ) on each beat of every measure.
Em
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22.
Romanza has a time signature.
There will be three equal strums
(called "beats") per measure.
Strums the chords softly and evenly while your
teacher plays the melody.
Then try the melody while your teacher
plays the chords.
48. Romanza
Em
g g g
g !
w
Em
21
G B E
g z
w
Emz w g z z z z y "
Em
g ! w g z g z g
w ^
23.
To play the G major chord, use your third
finger to press the first string down at the
third fret. The second and third strings are
played open.
Use a down stroke to strum the first three
strings.
Songs in time will often get two equal strums (beats) per measure.
To produce a clear sound, use the fingertip to press the string down
just behind the third fret. If the sound is not clear, add a little more
pressure with your third finger.
49. Row, Row, Row Your Boat
G
w
G
G
G B G
w !g g !g "
w
.
w w w y y y g g g w w w
Gy "
g ! 4
22
24. • The song below uses both the G and E minor chords.
• Count aloud as you strum evenly.
• Change chords when the chord names changes.
• Your teacher will play the melody
23
When you change from G to Em, lift the tip of your third finger
off the string just enough to allow the open strings to sound
clearly. Your finger will then be in position to play the G chord
again without pausing.
50. Rockin' with Chords
Gw
Em
z z y
w w w g Em z
G
z
Gw
y y " g Em ^ g ! w !
G
w
w w w g Em z zz y z
Gw w y z w z 4
4
25. G B F
The symbol respresents a whole note strum.
Strum the chord one time only, holding it for four beats.
51. The Same Chord Blues
G7
G7
w w g g
To play the G seventh chord, use your
first finger to press the first string down
at the first fret.
The second and third strings are played
open.s
y y zy {y zy y { y z
Gw7 w y y
g y z y t
Count aloud as you strum the song.
= one beat
= four beats. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
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26. C
G C E
When playing the C chord, the first
finger must not touch the first or
third strings. These strings should
sound clearly.
Try singing the words to the song
as you strum the chords.
52. Are You Sleeping?
C"
Are
y
you
z
sleep
"
- ing?
Are
"
y
you
z
sleep
"
-
ing?
C z
Broth
{
- er
John,
4
z
Broth
{
- er
John,
4
w ! w { z
C
Morn
ing bells
are ring
w ! w { z
"
- ing,
Morn
-ing bells
are ring
"
-
ing,
C"
Ding,
w ding!
dong,
P
"
Ding,
w ding!
dong,
P
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27. 53. Mary Ann
C^
All
4
day
P
all
^
night,
z
C
y
Mary
E
-
G7
x
Ann
G7.
down
{
by
{
the
-
sea
.
y
- shore
sift
P I
"
- ing
sand.
{
-
z
- down,
1 2 3 4
Can you strum every other beat (2 and 4) in Mary Ann to play
a Caribbean rhythm?
54. London Bridge
Cw don ! - bridge
Lon
w
{
is
z
fall
ing
4
down,
y
G7
fall
ing
E
Cz
fall
{
- ing
down.
4
Cw ! Lon
- don bridge
w
{
is
z
fall
{
- ing
down,
4
G7 .
my
4
fair
Cz
la
P
-
dy.
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28. Open D
The D7 chord uses four strings.
55. Hush Little Baby
G
y
Hush,
lit - tle ba g g g by
D7
-
D A C F#
D7 g say
don't
Keep the third finger
on the first string when
changing from G to D7
and from D7 to G.
This is called using a
guide finger.
a word: ! ! ,
G ! g ! ing w - bird. 4
Pa- pa's gon- na buy y y ! ! ! you a mock
G
If
that
mock
- ing
bird
D7
don't
sing,
- pa's gon - na buy
G
Pa
D7
you a dia
- mond
ring.
G
27
29.
Go back to the sign and
play until Fine.
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56. Ode to Joy
Cz z
C
{
The sign
G
z
D7
y
C
y z Gz y .
G
C C G C
Fine
Gy y Cz Gy C z { z
Gy C z { z y D7 y G
4D.S. al Fine
28
30. When changing from C to D7, leave your first finger
in position on the second string, first fret.
C
This technique is called common finger.
Remember to use the two techniques
you have learned: common fingers and
guide fingers.
D7
When changing from C to D7, use a finger.
When changing from D7 to G, use a finger.
57. John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
G-
John
y P
Ja! cob w - Jin
D7
- gle hei
- -mer Schmidt,
D7
his
y
name is my
G-
name ! too.
When y -
- er we go out, y g g g g
G
ev
-ple al-ways shout z
C
the w peo
g
there goes
D7 y
John
y z
G y g ! w y 4
Ja-cob Jin
- gle - hei-mer Schmidt!
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31. Low E
G
g w -
58. Amazing Grace
y maz
A
G4 -
A dotted quarter note gets one
and one half counts.
- ing
CHORD REVIEW CHART
Em
G7
Grace!
C
G7
! sweet
How
C
D7
4 the
z
G
. That y saved
sound,
G g w -
Em 4 a wretch
D7 .
like ! me!
.
I g
Gy
once
G7 y g 4 but y now
was
g
lost,
C^ am w z
G
. Was y blind,
found;
g w
Em 4 but
D7 -
now
I !
G4 4
see.
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